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Glücklich Trumpets The Parents’ Info Update

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Dear Parents:

Themes for Term 1:Please be reminded of the remaining themes for Term 1:

My School and Friends : 18 February – 1 March (2 Weeks)

My Neighbourhood : 4 March – 15 March ( 2 Weeks)

The following are our core subjects

1. Expression (English -Language and Literacy)2. Mathamagic (Numbers -Numeracy)3. Mother Tongue (Mandarin -Language and Literacy) and4. Explorer (Science -Environmental Awareness)

conducted through activities likeRhythm (Music and Movement-Aesthetics and Creative Awareness),

Wiggle Works (Reading and Story-Telling-Language and Literacy),

Reflections (Art and Craft-Aesthetics and Creative Awareness),Kidzercise (Gross and Fine-motor Exercises, Sand and Water Plays-Motor SkillsDevelopment)EdVenture (IT/Computer-aided),

Theatre (Speech and Drama) and

Mastery (Cookery).

Neighbourhood Trips:We conducted our first Neighbourhood Trip this year on Thursday, 21 February2013. We took the children to Montreal Green Park, in line with the theme My

School and Friends. Please refer to our Facebook to view some photos taken atthe park.

Library Visits 2 and 3:Our next Library Visit in March will be on Wednesday, 6 March to SembawangNational Library and Thursday 21 March 2013 to Yishun National Library. Wewill have waterplay after the library visit at Northpoint Play area.

Please fetch your child at 2pm (for half-day programme) on the library visitdays and the school bus is expected to leave school at 2pm. We will confirm the

exact times on the day of the visits via SMS (school’s mobile 82233784).

We encourage you to provide your child with his or her very own library card

should you wish for your child to borrow books. Furthermore, having his or her

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very own library card help him/her feels important and has a sense of ownershipduring the Library Visits.

Take-Home Kit:We hope to re-implement the school-family partnership project, the “Take-Home Kit”, We start with the parents of the kindergartens’ children., last week,to help their child make a gift for their friend in school, to exchange at the endof the theme My School and Friends.

The main objective of the ”Take-Home Kit” is to encourage active parent-involvement in children’s learning. It will serve as a platform for parents tospend quality time with your child and also to keep parents well- informed ofwhat we are teaching our children in school currently and also your child’s

progress. The focus is not in the end-product but the process of it. We will include parents from other classes later in the weeks.

Family Partnership and Collaboration:Glücklich Schoolhouse recognizes that parents have a valuable role to play in

the education of young children. Effective partnerships between teachers andparents are essential to meet the needs of children and support theirdevelopment.

We are working towards a more active collaboration with families and want toinvite parents to join us in organizing the next Family Party scheduled to be heldin August 2013. Family Party also known as Familie Feier, is an annual familygathering we have with all parents and children. The past years, we have had anight camp fire, a school concert (for our graduating children then), children’s

art works auction to raise fund for Children’s Cancer Foundation, a wall-climbingevent, and many more events organized by the parents for the children/parents

in school. We welcome parent participation in all school experiences.

We attach a “Parent Volunteer Form”, which contains a variety of ways youcould be involved. We hope to form a Parents’ Support Group through thispartnership and collaboration. School Uniform:Please ensure that your child comes to school in uniforms every day, and packanother pair for your child to change, after shower.

Personal Belongings:Please be reminded to label children's belonging clearly and provide three

labeled bags for clean, soiled uniform and towel. We would appreciate it if you

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could check if there is extra pair or piece of uniform at home, that does notbelong to your child. Please return to school.

School Fees:School fees are due on the 1st of every month. Parents will be given a graceperiod of 5 days to make payment. Payment received after the 5th of the month

will incur late penalty charges.

Withdrawal:Please be reminded that should you need to give proper written notice of at

least one calendar month (i.e. on the 1st day of the month) for withdrawal inJanuary through October.

A two calendar months notice is required for year-end withdrawal (i.e. inNovember or December). All written withdrawal notice should be submitted nolater than the first day of the month. We will not refund the deposit withoutthe above proper written withdrawal notice.

Example 1: If you submit the notice on 10 December 2012 (i.e. before 1 January2013), the last day for your child will be on 28 February 2013. The monthlySchool Fee for December 2012, January 2013 and February 2013 must be paid.

Example 2: If you submit the notice on 7 January 2013 (i.e. after 1 January

2013), the last day for your child will be on 28 February 2013. The monthlySchool Fee for January 2013 and February 2013 must be paid. We do not acceptbackdated letter.

Example 3: If you submit the notice on 1 January 2013, the last day for yourchild will be on 31 January 2013. The monthly School Fee for January 2013 must

be paid. We do not accept backdated letter.

Warmest Regards:

Glücklich SchoolhousePS: Our copies of the Parents’ Info Update are sent through email to keep up with the Information Age, & tohelp keep the Earth a greener place by reducing paper usage. But, if you are more comfortable reading

printouts, a hardcopy of this is also available upon request.

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